The Echo Board Exam Review Course is designed for Fellows who will be sitting the National Board of Echocardiography Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Examination (Advanced PTEeXAM). A panel of experts will lead sessions designed to help prepare Echo Board candidates for the exam.

AGENDA

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM Welcome and Introductions Dr. Aidan Sharkey, MD

10:05 AM – 10:35 AM ULTRASOUND PHYSICS 1 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

10:35 AM – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM – 11:10 AM ULTRASOUND PHYSICS 2 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Break

11:25 AM – 12:00 PM ULTRASOUND PHYSICS 3 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM MOCK EXAM 1 AND PANEL DISCUSSION Mark Robitaille, MD

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM MOCK EXAM 2 AND PANEL DISCUSSION Sohail Mahboobi, MD, FASA

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Break

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM MOCK EXAM 3 AND PANEL DISCUSSION Shweta Yemul Golhar, MD

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM Welcome and Introductions

10:05 AM – 10:40 AM HEMODYNAMICS WORKSHOP 1 Dr. Aidan Sharkey, MD

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM Break

10:50 AM – 11:10 AM HEMODYNAMICS WORKSHOP 2 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Break

11:20 AM – 11:40 PM HEMODYNAMICS WORKSHOP 3 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

11:40 PM – 11:50 PM Break

11:50 AM – 12:15 PM HEMODYNAMICS WORKSHOP 4 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Break

1:00 PM – 1:35 PM PHYSICS & HEMODYNAMIC CORE PRINCIPLES 1 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

1:35 PM – 1:45 PM Break

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM PHYSICS & HEMODYNAMIC CORE PRINCIPLES 2 Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM MOCK EXAM 4 AND PANEL DISCUSSION Kendra Derry, MD, FRCPC

Educational Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Review the fundamentals of ultrasound physics.

Perform hemodynamic calculations using ultrasound.

Define the clinical application of two and three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging and use of Doppler principle to assess normal and abnormal cardiac states.

Discuss the normal and abnormal anatomy and function of the native and implanted valves using 2D/3D imaging and Doppler derived quantification.

Assess the integral role of echocardiography guided decision-making in complex surgery, percutaneous therapies, and clinical dilemmas.